Woo...sorry for the delay, school just started and my Andre (my laptop :3) is at the doctors...so I wanna thank everyone who's givin me ideas and they were so good I decided to fit them all into the story~!:3 So thank you and your name will be noted~!

Special thanks to Greaser-Love1008 for the help with this chapter~!

Today was the day! Today was the track competition! Ponyboy worked and trained long and hard for this day and he was more then ready! Of course it helped with Two-bit's support. He would cheer on Ponyboy ever meet he went too. Sometimes he'd bring Hailey and after the meet, they'd all hang out and sometime's Ponyboy would watch her, like the old days.

It started as going to the track meet, to going to the Curtis house, to even staying the night. No one minded except for Dally, who was being totally ignored by Ponyboy and Two-bit, they all enjoyed Ponyboy's happiness with the older greaser and his little sister. Sometimes Hailey would even sneak away from her brothers arms and into Pony and Soda's room. Where she'd whimper and stick out her lower lip until Ponyboy woke up and held her in his arms until she fell asleep again. But they weren't the only one's getting closer. Him and Two-bit have been closer than ever and it was like a spark between them had lit. One night, Two-bit almost kissed Pony. His lips were only inches away but he pulled back as Pony leaned forward. He only smiled weakly and said that him and Hailey should go home before their mom thought they were leaving her. Pony only smiled and watched as they left.

But things were alright after that, things went on as normal. Ponyboy was getting ready on the track, waiting to show everyone his talent. He looked in the stands and could see Two-bit and Hailey cheering his name and he blushed lightly. The rest of the gang was there as well but as long as Two-bit and Hailey were there, he could run.

Ponyboy was prepared, in his stance, waiting for his partner to hand him the bar wrapped in gold duct tape so he can finish this race. He felt energy growing inside of him as he thought of everything to make him go. He started to shake from the energy and concentrated hard until something caught his eye. In the distance, he saw a couple figures. All that he recognized. Tim Shepard, with Curly Shepard, Buck, and of course Dally. Dally stared at him like a shark hunting for fish. Ponyboy stared back and their eyes made contact. A invisible force connecting them that seemed like forever until Ponyboy noticed the footsteps and took the gold wrapped bar and started to run. Him and his appoinents were neck in neck, jumping over hurdles and sprinting like cheetahs. Pony was just ahead of them! He was almost there! He smiled at the finish line until he heard a crashing sound and a cry. He glanced over his shoulder to find one of his appoinents on the ground, his foot in a alarming angle. Ponyboy stopped. He couldn't just lave him! Pony ran back and knelt by the fallin teen.

"You alright?" He asked even though he probably knew he wasn't.

"No..." The boy whimpered and brought up his leg. "I-I think my ankle's broken..." Pony looked up then looked away quickly from the swollen ankle. Pony looked at the other competitors who already ran in the finish line and sighed. He smiled at the boy and put the boys arm around his own neck and hoisted him up. The boy looked at him surprised.

"Y-You don't have to do this.." He said as Pony half dragged hal carried him to the coaches.

"I want to." Pony smiled at the boy and sat him on one of the benches for the adults to take care of him, he then felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Two-bit's crooked grin.

"You did a great thing kid." He said and pulled him in a one armed hug and walked behind the bleachers.

"Thanks." Pony smiled sadly. "Guess that training almost got me to something.."

"Hey, you could've won." Two-bit said and grasped Ponyboy's shoulders gently. "But you wouldn't have been Ponyboy Curtis if you kept going." Ponyboy smiled up at him then looked past him. His smile quickly faded when he saw Dally again from behind the fence. He wanted to tell Two-bit that Dally is watching them but he couldn't say anything when Two-bit's lips crashed on Pony's. Pony gasped Two-bit's shoulders in surprise but eventually relaxed into the kiss and cupped Two-bit's face with his tiny hands. Forgetting about Dally.

Dally stared at the couple with disgust. He growled and clenched his fists and walked away, ignoring Tim and his friends calling him. He swore Pony was his and whatever was Dally's was his and no one elses.

Dally waited in the lot. He knew Two-bit would be walking to his house since his car was in the shop. He was right. Two-bit was walking in the lot, completely unaware of Dally. Dally hid behind a tree and when he was sure Two-bit was close enough, he jumped out and grabbed Two-bit by the shirt collar. Two-bit gave a small gasp and went for his switchblade when his back slammed against the tree, Dally's blade already against his throat.

Two-bit would've fought back but he tangled with Dally before and he knew that Dally could beat him even if they were messing around..but he didn't think Dally was messing around right now and where the blade was, it can make him bleed like a pig. So he stayed and hoped for a chance to get away or fight.

"Listen and listen good Matthews." Dally threatened. "Ponyboy is mine. No matter what you say or do, he's mine. He can tell you what you wanna hear but it won't matter because he will always be mine to hold, kiss, and fuck." Two-bit stared at him in disbelief. He sniffed the air for any sign or alcohol or any drug but got nothing...Dally Winston was completely sober...

"And if I don't leave him alone?" Two-bit managed to spit out, he felt the blade go into his throat a little more, making him wince.

"This is going across your throat..and you won't be the only one..." Dally said dangerously. Two-bit stared into the ice blue eyes. Two-bit imagined not listening to Dally and having his throat sliced open with his blood running down him. He imagined Ponyboy running in and fall to his knees and holding Two-bit's body. Maybe Dally would come in and slice Pony's throat too and maybe even Hailey's...

Two-bit's stomach turned and he shook his head slightly before looking at Dally. Dally still glaring his ice cold glare. Two-bit finally sighed shakedly and glared back up.

"Fine..." He said and Dally let go with a smirk.

"I knew you were smart Two-bit." Dally smiled and finally disappeared into the darkness. Two-bit stood there then closed his eyes. When he opened them, he walked back home.

Ponyboy sat in the living room, alone and a bit scared. Two-bit had been avoiding him for a week now and he didn't know why. At first it started with him and Hailey not stopping by and not answering the phone but the one thing that bothered Ponyboy was the day he was walking through the park and Hailey caught him. She started to run to him and he smiled and knelt down. Arms hide open to catch her in a bear hug but then Two-bit caught her. Looked at Ponyboy. Then walked away with Hailey whinning.

It hurt Ponyboy so much that he thought he felt his heart break in two. He was now scared. He would be like Johnny, jumpy and suspicious of everything. He got out of the house less often and sometimes wouldn't on the weekends. Johnny and Dally would urge him to come with them and Dally would talk and smile like nothing ever happened. But Ponyboy would refuse, saying he wasn't feeling well or he was busy but both knew it wasn't true, especially Dally.

His dreams would come back sometimes in the nights, the ones he couldn't remember...He'd wake up in the middle of the night, expecting Hailey to want to crawl into bed with him. But she wasn't there. He'd walk into the living room, hoping Two-bit was sleeping on the couch. But he wasn't...

But one night when he walked into the living room, there was someone on his couch.

"Whatcha doin up Pone?" Dally asked, laying on his back. Fear heated Ponyboy's stomach and he stepped back but Dally stopped him with is soothing voice.

"Hey, it's ok, I won't hurt ya.." Dally said and patted the spot next to him. Ponyboy stood there but something about his voice invited him. He walked to Dally and sat by him but only glanced at him.

"Look Pone, I know I've been an ass to ya.." Dally started.

Ya think... Ponyboy thought to himself.

"But I've never seen you like this." Dally continued. "I mean, you act like Johnny. I understand how he got this way but you...What's wrong? Did Two-bit do anything?"

Pony held his breath at the name.

"I saw you two kissing..." Dally said. Ponyboy looked at him. "Then next thing I knew, he's not around anymore and you're like this.."

"Why do you care?" Ponyboy suddenly snapped.

"Because believe it or not, I care." Dally said in his serious tone. "Why do ya think I keep botherin ya?"

"Oh I don't know.." Pony said with fake stupidness then glared at him. "Like what you do to anyone you see, to get them in bed." Dally glared.

"At least I see you as a friend..." Dally said. "I bet Two-bit thinks your just a good piece of ass but then found himself a blo-"

"Two-bit ain't like you." Ponyboy sneered and that earned him a great big smack across his face. He kept his sights on the floor as tears threathened to fall onto the now red spot. He could hear Dally breathe harder and back handed him across the other cheek. Pony yelped and looked at Dally with the hurt that he felt since Two-bit avoided him. Dally's eyes were hard and glassy as he pulled Ponyboy into a hug.

"If you ever think about him again..." He said shakedly, holding Ponyboy close and rubbed his back lovingly. "He's a dead man..."

Ponyboy cried.

So again, thank you so much Greaser-Love1008 for the first idea~:D It was Greaser-Love1008's idea for Two-bit to kiss pony then be threatened by Dally and havin Pony paranoid~:3 so thank you~! And I'll apdate soon~:D